Forget money and gold -- given the weather lately the common snow blower may be the most valuable commodity in town!

Forget money and gold -- given the weather lately the common snow blower may be the most valuable commodity in town!

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Updated: 3:33 PM EST Feb 12, 2015

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WEBVTT STEPPING DOWN AFTER COMPLAINTS OF HER DECISION TO SUSPEND RAIL SERVICE AFTER A BIG SNOWSTORM. GIVEN OUR WEATHER LATELY THE COMMON SNOW BLOWER MIGHT BE THE MOST VALUABLE COMMODITY IN TOWN. THEY ARE HARD TO FIND IN THE STORES. NEW AT 6:00, THIEVES IN ONE CITY ARE SNATCHING THEM RIGHT OFF THE STREET AND PAM CROSS IS LIVE IN METHEUN TONIGHT. PAM? I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A SNOW BLOWER WORKING ON THIS PILE BEHIND ME BUT THEY ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY. A HALF DOZEN STOLEN IN MACHINE STOLEN IN METHEUN AND BUYING ONE ISN'T EASY EITHER. WE WERE WILLING TO DRIVE TO CONNECTICUT. WOULD WERE GOING TO DRIVE ANYWHERE. SHE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT A RARE GEM BUT INSTEAD MY COLLEAGUE COVETS SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AN ORANGE OR RED PIECE OF MACHINERY. SHE CALLED MORE THAN 30 STORES BEFORE FINDING A SNOW BLOWER TO. WE DROVE OVER 20-MILES TO PICK IT UP. IT WAS OF CHRISTMAS. IT WAS CHRISTMAS IN FEBRUARY. HERE IS THE OPPOSITE. THIS SNOW BLOWER SWIPED FROM A DRIVER IN METHEUN. A TOTAL OF SEVEN STOLEN IN STOLEN IN METHEUN SINCE JANUARY. I EQUATE IT TO RUBBING SALT IN THE WOUNDS FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH IT AND GO OUT TO GET SNOW BLOWER AND IT IS STOLEN. IT IS THE LAST THING THEY. THE YOU CAN FIND ONE IF YOU ARE PATIENT. THIS HARDWARE STORE TESTING SEVERAL DURING THE STORM. HE WOULD KEEP PUTTING THEM TOGETHER ONE AFTER MOTHER. THREE DOZEN ON HAND. EACH SPOKEN FOR BUT. WE HAVE MORE IN THE WAREHOUSE. WOULD ARE JUT PUTTING THEM TOGETHER AS FAST AS WE CAN. THE REST OF US ARE OUT OF LUCK. WE ARE GETTING MORE IN TOMORROW. THE ONLY THING TOUGHER TO GET, SNOW RAKE. THE ADVICE ON SNOW BLOWERS IF YOU HAVE ONE, PUT IT AWAY IN THE

Snow blowers becoming a hot commodity

Forget money and gold -- given the weather lately the common snow blower may be the most valuable commodity in town!